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Christina Hendricks, Paddy Considine to Star in Chris O’Dowd’s Sky Drama ‘Small Town, Big Story’

K.J. Yossman Christina Hendricks and “House of the Dragon’s” Paddy Considine have been tapped to lead “Small Town, Big Story,” a new Sky Studios drama from Chris O’Dowd O’Dowd (“State of the Union”) created and will direct the six-part dramatic comedy, which tells the story of the effect on a small Irish village when a Hollywood production begins shooting on its doorstep and rattled residents struggle to keep a long-buried secret under wraps. The series is an Equity production, which is being shot in the U.K.
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Ex-Gogglebox star jailed for 29 months after sex attack on teenage boy
Gogglebox star Andrew Bennett has been jailed for a sex attack on a teenage boy.The TV star rose to fame on the Channel 4 hit show with his co-star pal Fawn.He allegedly cornered the young lad at a house and made him the target of a shocking attack that left him "in tears".Andrew, 47, starred on the Channel 4 show in series 12 but has been out of the casting for a number of years.A court heard that he had taken "selfies" with the victim and then cornered him on a sofa while putting his hands down his pants.He had also given him a love bite on his neck and attempted to lure him upstairs for oral sex.Andrew had initially denied all charges and blamed his behaviour on "slimming drugs".After DNA tests linked him to the boy, Andrew later admitted to one charge of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and two of sexual activity with a child.Judge Tim Gittins sentenced him to 29 months behind bars and he now has to sign the sex offenders register and abide by a sexual harm prevention order for ten years.The court judge said the love bite was a "clear injury and unwanted, painful reminder of your unwanted attentions that night".He also told him: "You sought to blame slimming drugs for your behaviour."I acknowledge this was an aberration in your behaviour, it was unplanned and only occurred because you were intoxicated."Prosecutor Glenn Gatland told the court Bennett, who had been drinking at the time, asked the boy if he and his girlfriend had had sex and moved his hands down his pants.The prosecutor added: "He started saying he was gay and was asking (the complainant) if he was gay."The complainant said he was not gay.He continued: "The defendant started to put his hands down his pants again then told him to
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Gogglebox star Andrew Bennett jailed for sex attack that left teenage boy ‘in tears’
Gogglebox star has been jailed for the sex attack, which also caused the teenager to “suffer flashbacks”.The Sunderland man initially denied all charges against him, claiming his actions were due to the effects of “slimming drugs”.However, he later admitted to one charge of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and two of sexual activity with a child after DNA connected him to the teenager.Andrew had taken “selfies” with the boy before cornering him on the sofa, touching him inappropriately and attempting to lure him into the bedroom for a sex act, the court heard.The sex offender has since been sentenced to 29 months in prison. He will also have to sign the sex offenders' register and abide by a sexual harm prevention order for a decade. Judge Tim Gittins told Andrew: “You sought to blame slimming drugs for your behaviour. “I acknowledge this was an aberration in your behaviour, it was unplanned and only occurred because you were intoxicated.”Prosecutor Glenn Gatland informed the court that Andrew had been drinking at the time of the assault. He told the court: “He started saying he was gay and was asking (the complainant) if he was gay.The complainant said he was not gay.“The defendant started to put his hands down his pants again, then told him to turn away from him and started kissing him on the back of his neck and gave him a lovebite.”The court heard Andrew then told the victim: “If he was straight he would tell him he didn't want him touching his penis.”The teenage boy apparently told the Channel 4 star that he was a child and asked him to “stop”, but the court heard Andrew continued to pursue him.After Andrew asked if the teen wanted to join him in the bedroom for a sex act, he reportedly left
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